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Forget baseball…kissing is practically the national pastime. In romance novels the type of kisses the heroine and hero share tells us a lot about them and the direction their relationship is headed. Is it a chaste kiss? A tender kiss? Or a hot kiss that is deepened?

Most of us have had some experience locking lips but I wonder how much we really know about kissing.

The following article is by Laura Schaefer
Courtesy of Match.com’s Happen magazine

Think you know a thing or two about kissing? You probably do. But the facts below are so off the beaten path, we’ll bet you don’t know them all — and they could come in handy. Not only could they provide some steamy “Did you know…?” chit chat, but they’ll help you see all the benefits a satisfying lip lock can bring into your life. Happy smooching!

1. Two out of every three couples turn their heads to the right when they kiss.

2. A simple peck uses two muscles; a passionate kiss, on the other hand, uses all 34 muscles in your face. Now that’s a rigorous workout!

3. Like fingerprints or snowflakes, no two lip impressions are alike.

4. Kissing is good for what ails you. Research shows that the act of smooching improves our skin, helps circulation, prevents tooth decay, and can even relieve headaches.

5. The average person spends 336 hours of his or her life kissing.

6. Ever wonder how an “X” came to represent a kiss? Starting in the Middle Ages, people who could not read used an X as a signature. They would kiss this mark as a sign of sincerity. Eventually, the X came to represent the kiss itself.

7. Talk about a rush! Kissing releases the same neurotransmitters in our brains as parachuting, bungee jumping, and running.

8. The average woman kisses 29 men before she gets married.

9. Men who kiss their partners before leaving for work average higher incomes than those who don’t.

Today, I’d like to focus on number 8 and take an informal poll.

Here’s the question– How many men did you kiss before you ended up with your current significant other? If you don’t currently have someone special in your life, how many men have you kissed so far?

The choices are:
1 One man is enough for me
2-10 I’ve checked out a few lips in my time
11-20 I know a good kiss from a bad one
21-28 I’m a lip connoisseur
29-39 Above average and proud of it
39+ Let’s just say I’ve kissed my share and leave it at that

I fall into the 2-10 range, so a little experience rather than a lot. But I didn’t need to kiss very many men to know the type of kisses I hate…wet, sloppy ones

How about you? Where do you fall in the survey? And what kind of kisses turn you on…and off?